2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25104498D

HOUSE BILL NO. 2341

Offered January 13, 2025

Prefiled January 8, 2025

A BILL to require guidance and policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services.

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Patrons—Shin, Maldonado, McClure, Singh, Tran, Bennett-Parker, Carr, Clark, Cousins, Glass, Hernandez, Lopez and Price

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Referred to Committee on Education

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. No later than October 1, 2025, the Department of Education shall develop, adopt, and provide to each local school board guidance on the adoption of policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division. No later than January 1, 2026, each local school board shall develop and adopt policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division that are consistent with the guidelines adopted and provided by the Department of Education.